Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear - Medium 16: closest matches in other brands

Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear in Medium 16 is a neutral-undertone, light-medium shade ($19.50). Below: the 8 closest foundation shades from other brands by colour distance, plus its neighbours in the same range.

Skin Tone Finder

Your skin depth and undertone from a selfie — for foundation and concealer matching. Nothing is uploaded.

A guide for fun & self-improvement based on your photo — not a professional colour-matching service.

Closest matches to Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear in Medium 16
BrandProductShadeUndertoneDepthMatch
NyxStay Matte But Not Flat Powder FoundationChestnutNeutralLight-Mediumnear-identical (ΔE 1.1)
FentyMATCH STIX - Matte SkinstickCocoa - CoolNeutralMediumnear-identical (ΔE 1.9)
CliniqueBeyond Perfecting™ Foundation + Concealer15 BeigeNeutralMediumvery close (ΔE 2.2)
NyxHD Studio Photogenic FoundationSoft BeigeNeutralLight-Mediumvery close (ΔE 2.4)
CliniqueEven Better Glow™ Light Reflecting Makeup Broad Spectrum SPF 15CN 62 Porcelain BeigeNeutralLight-Mediumvery close (ΔE 2.4)
CliniqueAll About Eyes™ ConcealerMedium HoneyNeutralMediumvery close (ΔE 2.4)
CliniqueSuperbalanced™ Makeup09 SandNeutralLight-Mediumvery close (ΔE 2.5)
NyxStay Matte But Not Flat Powder FoundationCinnamon SpiceNeutralLight-Mediumvery close (ΔE 2.6)

ΔE under 2 = near-identical swatch, under 4 = very close, under 6 = close. Verify on skin.

Closest matches to Clinique Medium 16

Undertone and depth

Clinique Medium 16 classifies as neutral (balanced) at light-medium depth. See every neutral light-medium foundation shade we track, or all Clinique foundation shades.

Neighbouring Clinique shades

If this one is slightly off on you: Medium 18 (light-medium, neutral) · Moderately Fair 12 (medium, neutral) · Apricot Corrector (medium, cool) · Moderately Fair 14 (light-medium, neutral).

How to confirm the match

  1. Swatch on the jawline, not the wrist, and check in daylight.
  2. Match depth first, then undertone - a shade one step lighter/darker with the right undertone beats a perfect depth with the wrong cast.
  3. Let it sit 5-10 minutes: many formulas oxidise a touch darker/warmer.

Not sure of your own undertone or depth? Run the free undertone test or the skin tone finder - it reads them from a selfie in your browser (nothing is uploaded) - then come back to the matching shades.

How this works: shade colours are the brands' published swatches, converted to CIE Lab and compared with ΔE (colour distance). Swatches are approximations - lighting, formula finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all shift how a foundation reads. Use these as a shortlist and verify on your jawline in daylight.

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FAQ

What undertone is Clinique Medium 16?

Clinique Beyond Perfecting™ Super Concealer Camouflage + 24-Hour Wear Medium 16 reads as neutral based on its published swatch colour (#D3936C). Verify on skin - lighting and formula can shift it.

Which foundation is closest to Clinique Medium 16?

The closest by colour distance is Nyx Stay Matte But Not Flat Powder Foundation in Chestnut (near-identical), followed by Fenty Cocoa - Cool and Clinique 15 Beige.

How accurate are shade matches from swatch colours?

Useful as a shortlist, not a guarantee: swatches are approximations and finish, oxidation and skin chemistry all change how a foundation reads. Confirm on the jawline in daylight.